MIAMI – Rescuers from multiple agencies pulled a woman who jumped from a boat into Biscayne Bay Tuesday, according to Miami Fire Rescue.
An agency spokesperson said just after 5:15 p.m. that crews rescued the woman near Jungle Island, on Miami’s Watson Island.
Officials said she was in “extremely critical condition” as of Tuesday evening.
Later, authorities confirmed that the woman died.
It’s unclear why the woman jumped in the water.
Fire Rescue officials said there were others on the boat at the time.
Editor’s note: Miami Fire Rescue officials initially reported the missing person as a “diver” but later said a woman had jumped off a boat.